celta vigo vs barcelona
Despite a dismal performance, Barcelona found themselves two goals ahead. However, everything changed after Marc Cassado received a red card, and they conceded two late goals in the 2-2 tie.
Celta Vigo charged out of the gate, determined to retain their excellent record against Barcelona, creating two scoring opportunities in the first five minutes. Iago Aspas was the first to threaten, but the Celta skipper was unable to locate the goal from a decent position.
The hosts’ carelessness proved costly, as Barcelona took the lead after 15 minutes. Raphinha was set free by Jules Kounde’s perfect long pass, and he showed off his talent with a superb cutback before calmly slotting in his 13th goal of the season.
Celta refused to let up, continuing to probe Barcelona’s defense with menace.
Robert Lewandowski He believed he had doubled the visitors’ lead before halftime, but his brilliantly chipped effort was ruled offside. He would not be denied on the hour mark, capitalising on Celta’s shoddy defending to increase Barcelona’s advantage.
Just when Barcelona appeared to be on their way to win, a frantic four-minute span turned the game on its head. Marc Casado’s dismissal after 82 minutes for a second yellow card was followed by Gonzalez’s opportunistic shot, which took advantage of a Jule Kounde blunder. Celta drew level shortly after, thanks to Hugo Alvarez’s incredible composure in dancing past his marker and poking the ball into the far corner.
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